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stifle::noun | Spocien Dictionary

stifle

/'staɪfəl/

joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee

Type	Words
Synonyms	knee
Type of	joint, articulation, articulatio

stifle::verb | Spocien Dictionary

stifle

/'staɪfəl/

be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

Type	Words
Synonyms	asphyxiate, suffocate
Type of	pass, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it
Has types	strangle
Verb group	smother, asphyxiate, suffocate

stifle::verb | Spocien Dictionary

stifle

/'staɪfəl/

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

Type	Words
Synonyms	asphyxiate, choke, suffocate
Type of	obstruct, close up, impede, block, occlude, obturate, jam

stifle::verb | Spocien Dictionary

stifle

/'staɪfəl/

suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity

Type	Words
Synonyms	dampen
Type of	inhibit, bottle up, suppress
Has types	choke, suffocate
Derivation	stifler

stifle::verb | Spocien Dictionary

stifle

/'staɪfəl/

suppress in order to conceal or hide

Type	Words
Synonyms	muffle, repress, smother, strangle
Type of	bottle up, suppress, inhibit
Derivation	stifler, stifling